• Access salary packaging to increase take-home pay
• Part-time (60.8 hours per fortnight), Maximum term until 30 June 2027
• Based in Werribee

About the Program

Restoring Families is for children and young people from pre-birth and up to the age of 18, and their families, experiencing multiple, complex needs, and who are at elevated risk of pervasive, lifelong harm to their safety, development and wellbeing.

The program is designed to provide children and families with multiple and complex needs with an intensive service response and a pathway into a sustainable network of support.

Your new role

As an FGC convenor, you will be responsible for delivering family-led, strengths-based collaborative planning and decision-making process that supports families to identify solutions and develop a plan for promoting stability, safety and healthy development of children and young people, grounded in families’ own relationships, culture and lived experience, while being informed by relevant professional input.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing families and coordinating all conference logistics
• Facilitating conferences while protecting family authority and decision-making
• Supporting implementation and review of family plans.

This role has a focus on strengthening family authority, family connectedness, capability and support networks.

Benefits of working at Uniting

Our work isn’t easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.

In addition to your hourly rate (SCHADS Level 6) + super, you can access the following.

• Access salary packaging to increase take-home pay.
• Enjoy a 10% discount at Uniting Early Learning
• Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
• Free counselling with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Access training and development opportunities to help you grow.
• Enjoy 25% off at Uniting Op Shops.

Your skills and experience

• Hold relevant qualifications in social work, community services or a related discipline
• Current driver’s licence valid in Victoria
• Demonstrated experience in child and family services, child protection or related fields
• Demonstrate strong skills in engagement, facilitation, mediation and negotiation
• Experience delivering culturally safe and trauma-informed practice, including with Aboriginal children and families
• Have completed FGC or equivalent facilitation training.
• Demonstrated understanding of the principals that underpin Family Group Conferencing
• Demonstrated analytical skills with a proven ability to identify emerging issues and risks

View the position description here.

How to apply

Click "Apply Now" to submit your interest.

If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please apply soon. We'll review applications as they come in and may close the ad early.

For any questions, reach out to Nicole Mitchell at [email protected] using the subject line: Family Group Conference Convenor - Restoring Families - Werribee enquiry via EthicalJobs.

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania. 

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBT+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.

A position description is attached.